Camp Grandma 2014

The Gaddis Family annual Camp Grandma nailed it big time for 2014. Games, fun food, swimming, movie making, and a big family bar-b-que to wrap up the weekend.

My two oldest granddaughters arrived a day early to help me set up for Camp Grandma. We spent hours together getting crafts organized, putting together Bible memory verse activities, finding props for movie making, and getting our schedule and menu figured out. So fun!

Honestly, these two girls did all the heavy lifting for me … and eventually teased their cousins that “Counselors were privilaged to use a secret stash of candy.”

Camp Grandma events

As usual, I found most of our games on Pinterest, and my counselors invented the rest.

Grandpa served as life guard for pool time. He also slept in the tent with the kids so Grandma could “mostly” get a good night’s sleep.

3 Responses to Camp Grandma 2014

This year has been a whirlwind of events for us with settling Mom’s estate, remodeling her home and moving in to it. Then we babysat a lot during this summer. We were going to have an Eklund campout this year, but it got put on hold until next year.

I thoroughly enjoy reading about your Grandma Camps. I know that one thing is sure, you will always be remembered as the “fun Grandma” but also one rich with a heritage of the Lord. The Lord has really used you in your gifts in everything you do.

Next year we are planning the Eklund Campout and I want to include in it a Grandma Camp since we do not have room here at our home to do one. I was wondering if in the future you would make a post about things you would and wouldn’t do next time. I know everything went well, but as with all things, sometimes there is something you would like to tweak for next time.

Thank you for all these ideas – what fun your grandkids must have had.

Good idea, Willa. I’ll include some t hings I’d do differently in my post next year. For now, I learned after our 2013 Camp Grandma to take the day following for a complete day of rest. Even if I have to put off some of the cleanup for a couple of days, the day of rest is really needed for me. And I’m sure I’ll need it more as the years go by!